CLRN-Certified®
courses are eligible for approval by the University of California as fulfilling the "A-G" subject
requirements for freshman admission to the University of California. Currently, visual and performing arts online courses are excluded from U.C. A-G approval.
They may, though, be CLRN-Certified® if they meet the criteria.
An online laboratory science course may be UC-approved if the online course includes a supervised,
on-site, wet lab component that accounts for 20 percent of class time and is either
CLRN-certified
or the institution has conducted a
self-assessment
of the course against the iNACOL course standards.Course Certification is effective for three years from the review's posting date,
after which courses must be re-submitted for review.

Course publishers may utilize the CLRN Certified®
term in association with specific course reviews and may display the
CLRN-Certified®
badge next to their certified products. The term "CLRN-Certified®"
and the CLRN-Certified®
badge are registered trademarks of the Stanislaus County Office of
Education and may only be used with our permission.

Online Course Power Standards

Content

A3. The course content and assignments are of sufficient rigor, depth and breadth to teach the standards being addressed.

A9. The course reflects multi-cultural education, and the content is accurate, current and free of bias or advertising.

A13. Assessment and assignment answers and explanations are included.

Instructional Design

B3. The course instruction and activities engage students in active learning.

B4. The course and course instructor provide students with multiple learning paths, based on student needs that engage students in a variety of ways.

B5. The course provides opportunities for students to engage in higher-order thinking, critical reasoning activities and thinking in increasingly complex ways.

B10. The course provides opportunities for appropriate instructor-student and student-student interaction to foster mastery and application of the material.

Student Assessment

C2. The course structure includes adequate and appropriate methods and procedures to assess students’ mastery of content.

C3. Ongoing, varied, and frequent assessments are conducted throughout the course to inform instruction.

C4. Assessment strategies and tools make the student continuously aware of his/her progress in class and mastery of the content.

Technology

D4. Rich media are provided in multiple formats for ease of use and access in order to address diverse student needs.

D10. Course materials and activities are designed to provide appropriate access to all students. The course, developed with universal design principles in mind, conforms to the U.S. Sections 504 & 508 provisions for electronic and information technology as well as the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0).

D11. Student information remains confidential, as required by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

Course Evaluation and Support

E3. The course is updated periodically to ensure that the content is current.

E10. Students are offered an orientation for taking an online course before starting the coursework.